This little poem recapitulates the epiphany described in The Tree.
"Apparition" --a vague concept-- is pre-epiphanic.
"Petals on a wet, black bough" --an apt image-- is post-epiphanic.
Concept.
Phenomenon.
The awakening described in The Tree opened Pound to the underworld of
recurrent types: this could be ANY metro ANYwhere.
Tim Romano